Art From the Inside grant appropriation to use the arts to address the needs of incarcerated persons and persons on supervised release

This bill appropriates $150,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $150,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Minnesota Humanities Center. The funds will be granted to "Art From the Inside" to support arts programs - including visual art, poetry, theater, dance, and music - for incarcerated individuals and people on supervised release. The programs aim to address therapeutic and rehabilitative needs while promoting safer correctional facilities and communities. The bill directly affects those in the state's correctional system and on community supervision.